Carriers across the United States are scratching their heads trying to figure out what the best business model is when teaming up with content providers to offer Internet access.It's a difficult question to answer."Each content provider has a different type of business model," said...
The convergence of the Internet and wireless networks was punctuated last week as Internet heavy hitters Amazon.com Inc., America Online Inc. and Oracle Corp. made announcements extending their services further into the wireless realm.Perhaps the strongest statement made was Amazon.com's aggressive entry to the...
NEW YORK-Wireless carriers can only imagine scaling back their costly call-flooded customer support centers and slashing the overhead that comes with them. And wireless users long to regain those wasted afternoons on hold with a receiver glued to their ears only to find they've...
ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks Corp. announced Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. has bought a minority interest in the company by investing some $5 million in Geoworks common stock, representing about 7 percent of the company's total.Amazon.com has assumed Geoworks' Seattle office lease and will hire other employees...
